The government has announced a bid window in March 2014 for 200 MW of concentrated solar power (CSP). Owing to the increased demand on the grid, the Department of Energy has implemented a new Integrated Resource Plan to enhance generation capacity...
The Department of Energy have stated that the retail prices of all grades of petrol and the wholesale prices of both grades of diesel will decrease on Wednesday, 6 November 2013. According to the department diesel (0.05% sulphur) will decrease by ...
The 312 000-panel Kalkbult Solar PV plant in Kimberley has become the first independent renewable producer to be built, completed and get connected to the grid in South Africa. When the project officially starts putting power into the grid, South...
A new gas field south of Cape Town, Ibhubesi, could potentially be used as a source of natural gas to fuel the South African government’s plan for gas-fired power plants. The Department of Energy intends to introduce 2 600 MW of gas-fired...
The Department of Energy says it will have completed South Africa’s master plan for energy by the end of next year. Government has just released a draft of the Integrated Energy Plan, which is a 20 year strategy to meet the country’s...
The cost of driving freight on South Africa’s roads increases by 32.96 cent per litre on Wednesday 7 August. Thandiwe Maimane, spokesperson for the Department of Energy says, “The increase is due to the rise in the price of crude oil, which in turn...
The capture and destruction or utilisation of landfill gas is not a legislative requirement in South Africa, which opens the doors for the commercial sector to develop this resource in the warming climate of carbon credits and green electricity...
